title: [The epidemiology of malaria in Elazığ and Bingöl between 2005 and 2008].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Malaria is a very important public health problem both for the world and Turkey. In this retrospective study, we investigated malaria using the data provided by The Health Administration of Elazığ and Bingöl between 2005 and 2008.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 2,380 blood smears were examined during this 4-year period and malaria was found in 9 (0.37%) in Elazığ, whereas a total of 11,548 blood smears were examined and malaria was found in 200 (0.02%) in Bingöl.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All of the cases were 14 years and over and caused by Plasmodium vivax. All patients were newly arrived cases who had come to Elazığ and Bingöl from other regions for different reasons.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We hope that our study contributes to the epidemiology of malaria and its prevention.
authors.affiliation: Fırat Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı, Elazığ, Türkiye. aerensoy@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erensoy
authors.forename: Salih
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult